A Steuben County man accused of kidnapping a woman for sexual slavery is competent to stand trial, psychologists have determined.

At a bail hearing Thursday for Brandon Todd, attorneys said psychologists with the federal Bureau of Prisons judged Todd, 19, competent for trial. Todd is accused of kidnapping a woman in California, then keeping her for weeks as a sex slave at his grandparents' home in the town of Prattsburgh.

The bail hearing did not finish Thursday. Instead, a federal magistrate judge asked lawyers to file briefs addressing a legal question: Do they think he can use information from the competency exam to decide whether Todd is safe to be released awaiting trial?

Todd's attorney, Mark Funk, suggested that Todd could be released on electronic monitoring and travel restrictions.

Also, U.S. Magistrate Judge Jonathan Feldman said he may ask for testimony from the 28-year-old Florida woman who claims she was held captive by Todd. Prosecutors acknowledge that her allegations contain multiple inconsistencies, but say the evidence does support a kidnapping charge.